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Netherlands
- Location
Location Description
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
- Continent
- Europe
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue.
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
- Currency
- (euro)
- Size
- 16,164 sq mi (41,865 sq km) — 136th largest
- Total Population
- 18,100,436 people — 71st largest
- Population Density
- 1,120 people per sq mi (432 people per sq km) — 31st largest
- Fun Facts
- Home of the Eurobridges Spijkenisse, an applied arts project of real bridges built to resemble the fictional bridges depicted on the euro banknotes
- The first country to legalize marriage equality (enacted in 2001)